Electric flatiron



L. H. sNYDE'R ELECTRIC FLATlRoN.

, Filed Nov. 29, 1944 March 2, 1.948.

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Filed Nov. 29, 1944 SSheets-Sheet 2 NVJ-:N D l LeZandH'n/vaer Ey EZ?- g5 `Patented Mar. 2, Y1948 orties y Application-.Novemben 29, 13 4 4,2`S.eral.

:y ,l schim-lst My inyention relates to improvements in elec--A trinatiron constructions and partioiiiarlr toen arrangement-for resilientiy mounting, the handle o f-v the iiatironl Qn; the top', surface ofth e sole plate thereof: so that the iiatiron maybe rocked-i over onC its.Y side in: aijrestposition, with the.` sole. plan spaced from ,as support;4 anditisza general oblast of'.mrirmentiontoprovideah imorovedroonstruo.: tion. of;` this; type which.L may.v beconveniently handledA los?. domestic vusers ,of the fiatirori, and: which has spenaeonstruetion as tofaoilitatefthe manufacture thereofi. l

. It is; another yolii ect; of inverirt,ion` to :proride anY improved-f resilient;v connections betr/.eerr4 the. pedestal of: the hemdle.portion` and. the shell oa.

Itis still furti-1er obiect of invention. to provideian improved latiron oonstruotion, which williaoil-,i-tate.theroolsine thereof: on .thefside ot the nati-ron wnenit isgplaoed; in. rest Position:

Further obieots: andl advantages of 1 my? inten: tion will; become; apparent from-.the following desaription referringA to the accompanying dravvrl ings. and the features of; noveltywhich oharaof. teri-zemy inventionnwill be pointed out With rial?-v tioul-arity in the o1aims=-annexed to and-V forming av part of this specification'. f

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Figureu 1; is aseetiionalf. side. elevation Otan elet--Y tric.- atiron. constretti.. onl vvliiohv is provided with en embodiment-oi myfinrention;

Figure 2V. is: a. Perspeetive vview; of; the resilient connection betvreenione of the pedestais ot the handle and the adiaoeritsurfaoeoi the, top Shell oftheA flatironI construction. offFi'g-ure `1;-

Fig-ure 3 is a. top vievv` f, the ooristrootioa. of lriigurel l.; y f

Figure 4 isaplan. View(A somewhat diagram; matioallv. iiiustratingthe heating eoifl. for tile iiatiron or Figure 1i: .Y

Eigure 5,. is an endvi'ewqfgthe atiron construction of Fgurestand; l .s I.

Figure 6 is avier of the fiatirori oonstruotion oi Figures 1 -toifbeiae rooted v ,iverroi1^ i,t,s. side iii-.arest Position;- 1

Figure 'Z- is a topv View` oft 45,5 .111e 591e. plait? 0f; my iiatiron construction: andy Figure 8 is. al side ,View part-inbreken. away illustratine the struoturefor ooolingthe slieil.- Eteferriris to-Fieiire .1. or the drawings. I have illustrated an electric ilatiron.cnstrlictionfing cludinga conventienalS solev plate [0 upon which is placeda shell Il. 'Ifhe shelhllhaspointed riesesat loo-,tir ends.. |22..l and nastri-.11, be. seenf in ,rieure enge the steli tirer/idee 'with a (on asf-se .Y

23:- is provided?Wlilichjlialsl contacts connected to.

I top surface I4, and similar side portions I5 and liras lv/lillfbe,seen from aninspection of Figure 5.

is' providdafheatingcoil l1' 01E-any suitable conoff power-through an electrical cord 20.

AThe iron`v isalso provided with a pressure plate 21Whihis-'attachedi to the sole plate by bolts- 2'2; and-a thermostat of any suitable construction op'eu'ard 'close the VheatingY coil circuit in the conventional lman-ner; The` thermostat is also 'provided-with a control rod 24. on the outer end bit-Which! ispiioildeda dial 25 so that the operatrfmay set the approximate temperature at which thethermostat will operate. The flat iron' con-struction 'is'y also. provided with a handle '26' formed :cig: Vanysuitable material such as a plastic, thehandlefbeingf providedwith a grip porti'on' 21' andat'wo-.i-nte'grally connected. anguf larlyI extendingf pedestals .28.- and 29. which are connected to the opposite ends of the grip. por tion 21,"

In order to mount the handle 261 to the top surtaceofthezshell. Il?, surfaces 3! and'l of the pedestalsl 28. and; girare. positioned in a, manner which willbe described below. spaced from the adjacent surfaces..of thefront and rear of the top surfaceofzthe shell. In order to mount the hand-le N215i for. limited moi/ement with respect to the shell', studs32i and 3.3; extend into bores 34 and. 35v ofathe. pedestals with the adjacent ends relatively. rigidly attached tpl the inner surface 'oI-A the hores bil-.scarring onA the ends of the studs '32g and 3&3; -Qppgsite ends 3,5 and 3'! extend through bores 3.8,vv and 3 l! .in` the front and. rear of the top surface of the shell, and nuts il() and ,4t are screwed on., the oooperatirre. threads on the `ends of; the, stnds.. i6.. and, 3i Bv this oorlstruotion, the...i.1,and1e is ,mounted for limited movement with sheet. vto the Shell` and the amountoithi ,.iteti movementis eoritrolied bv the. amori-airmail. theiiats. 4.0 .and 4i are serevved ontheenclsof the studs. E1irtherrnore,the nuts providea stopforlirniting the movement of the earidie away 'from4 tiief,streit` In orderfto provide a construction for resilient- ""dependentlyeach of the pedestals I fr the shell, a pair of resilient ine hers-:4&2l 4 3 .are placed :in the space beit/sentire asiiaaeiit. surfaces. 3,0 and tt of the pcd talsat the top surface o f the shell H These .tale any! suitabley lcori-A n suitable' grooves in the" sole plate there inspection of Figure 2 that the spring slip has approximately the same contour as that of the adjacent surfaces of the pedestal. It will therefore be seen that with this construction the operator while ironing can either press the forward pedestal or the rearward pedestal towards thetop surface of the shell or both pedestals may be simultaneously7 moved, andas soon as the operator removes the pressure the spring will-return' the pedestals to their outward position as is illustrated in Figure 1.

In order to provide a convenient arrangement in which the iron may be rested without bodily lifting it, the sides I5 and I6 of the shell are so constructed as to have longitudinally extending portions 46 and 41. These side portions are so positioned as will be seen from an inspection of Figure 6 that when the iron is rocked over on its side the iron will be supported on a base between the grip portion 21 and either one of the side portions 46 or 41 depending upon which way the iron is rocked. It will furthermore be seen that due to the resilient construction between the handle and the shell as the operator removes his hand from the grip, the grip will drop down onto the base but will do so with a minimum amount of shock due to this resilient connection. It will be understood that by designing the resilient characteristics of thespring forthis rocking movement and by allowing the holes in the top surface I4 of the shell to be slightly larger than the diameter of the studs 32 and 33, this limited resilient rocking movement will be allowed.

In order to connect the conductor 20 to the terminals I8 and I9 of the heating unit, a socket construction 50 is provided which extends through an opening 5I in an enlarged portion of the rear pedestal 28. This construction may take any suitable type and in the arrangement illustrated in Figure 1, the electrical cord is permanently connected to the iron due to the shoulders 52 and 53 which tightly surround a restricted portion 54 in the bore through which the socket passes. Also, if desired, a pilot light 55 may be provided in a suitable recessed portion 56 in the front pedestal and conductors 51 connect the light in the electrical circuit in the manner illustrated in Figure 4.

In order to provide an improved construction for minimizing the transfer of heat from the sole plate to the shell so that when the iron is rocked over on its side, the shell will not be sufficiently hot to burn the base upon which the iron is placed, I provide a sole plate construction IiII as is generally indicated in Figure '1 which includes a plurality of shoulder portions 6I through 64. It will be seen from Figure 8 that when the shell is assembled with the sole plate that the lower surfaces of the shell will abut against the shoulder portions 6I through 64 thus leaving passages 65 and 66 through which air may circulate inside the shell. It will also be seen that openings 61 and 68 are provided in the top of the shell through which extend the conductors and air may circulate out through these openings and in between the legs of the spring clips as is illustrated by the arrows in Figure 8.

Although I have shown and described particularVV embodiments of my invention, I do not desire to be limited to the particular embodiments described, and I intend in the appended claims to cover all modifications which do not depart from the spirit and scope of my invention. I claim as my invention:

, 1. In a fiatiron construction having a sole plate and a shell mounted thereon with a top 'surface and side portions, a handle having a longitudinally extending grip portion and a pair l of integral pedestal portions extending angularly 15 Afrom said gripportion at the ends thereof, means including stud bolts having ends relatively rigidly mounted in Vbores in `said pedestal portions and passing through openings in said shell top surface for mounting said handle on said shell with adjacent surfaces of said pedestal and said shell top surface in spaced relation so as to allow limited movement between said pedestal portionsv and said shell, said 'side portions of said shell being so arranged that said iron may be rocked over on its side and supported on a base between said grip portion and one of said side portions, with the sole"plate vspacedfrom the base, and a pair of reverse bent spring clips between said adjacent surfaces of' said pedestals and said shell top surface for Jlresiliently biasing said handle pedestal portions to the limit of their movement away from said shell top surface so that said pedestal 'portions maybe relatively independently moved toward'and away from said shell top surface during theironing operation and to allow for limited rocking movement between said grip portion and said shell when said iron is rocked over toa-iside lrest position on a base between said gripfportion and one of said side portions.

2. In a flatiron construction having a sole plate and a shell lmounted thereon with a top surface and side portions, a handle having a generally longitudinally extending grip portion and a pair of integral pedestal portions extending angularly from said grip portion at the ends thereof, means including stud bolts having ends relatively rigidly mounted in bores in said pedestal portions and opposite ends passing through openings in said shell top surface for mounting said handle on said shell with adjacent surfaces of said pedestal and said shell top surface in spaced lrelation so as to allow limited movement between said pedestal portions and said shell, nuts threaded on said opposite ends of said bolts inside said shell for providing adjustable stops for limiting the movement of said pedestal portions away from said shell surface, said side portions of said'shell being so arranged that said iron may be rocked over on its side and supported on a base between said grip portion and one of said side'portions with said sole plate spaced from the base, and a pair of reversely bent spring clips between said adjacent surfaces of said pedestals and said shell top surface for resiliently biasing said handle pedestal portions to the limit of their movement away from said shell top surface so that said pedestal portions may be relatively independently moved toward and away from said shell top surface during ironing operation and to allow for limited rocking movement between said grip portion and said shell when said iron is rocked over to a side rest position on a base between said grip portion and one of said side portions.

3. In a flatiron construction having a sole plate and a shell mounted thereon with a top surface and side portions, a handle having a generally longitudinally extending grip portion and a pair of integral pedestal portions extending angularly from said grip portion at the ends thereof, means including stud bolts having ends relatively rigidly mounted in bores in said pedestal portions and opposite ends passing through openings in said shell top surface for mounting said handle on said shell with adjacent surfaces of said pedestal and said shell top surface in spaced relation so as to allow limited movement between said pedestal portions and said shell, nuts threaded on said opposite ends of said bolts inside said shell for providing adjustable stops for limiting the movement of' said 'pedestal portions away from said shell surface, the outer surfaces of said side portions of said shell being so arranged that said iron may be rocked over on its side and supported on a base between said grip portion and one of said side portions with said sole plate spaced from the base, and a pair of resilient means between said surfaces of said pedestals and said shell top surface for resiliently biasing said handle pedestal portions to the limit of their movement away from said shell top surface so that said pedestal portions may be relatively independently moved toward and away from said shell top surface during ironing operation and to allow for limited rocking movement between said grip portion and said shell when said iron is rocked over to a side rest position on a base between said grip v portion and one of said side portions.

4. In an electric latiron construction having a sole plate and a shell mounted thereon with a top surface and side portions, a handle having a generally longitudinally extending grip portion and a pair of integral pedestal portions extending angularly from said grip portion at the ends thereof, means including stud bolts having ends relatively rigidly mounted in bores in said pedestal portions and opposite ends passing through openings in said shell top surface for mounting said handle on said shell with adjacent surfaces of said pedestal and said shell top surface in spaced relation so as to allow limited movement between said pedestal portions and said shell,

nuts threaded on said opposite ends of said bolts i inside said shell for providing adjustable stops for limiting the movement of said pedestal portions away from said shell surface, and a pair of reversely bent spring clips between said adjacent surfaces of said pedestals and said shell top surface for resiliently biasing said handle pedestal portions to the limit of their movement away from said shell top surface so that said pedestal portions may be relatively independently moved toward and away from said shell top surface' during ironing operation.

5. In a flatiron construction having a sole plate and a shell mounted thereon with a top surface and side portions, a handle having a generally longitudinally extending grip portion and a pair of integral pedestal portions extending angularly from said gripportion at the ends thereof, means including stud bolts having ends relatively rigidly mounted in bores in said pedestal portions and passing through openings in said shell top surface for mounting said handle on said shell with adjacent surfaces of said pedestal and said shell top surface in spaced relation so as to allow limited movement between said pedestal portions and said shell, and a pair of reverse bent spring clips between'said adjacent surfaces of said pedestals and said shell top surface for resiliently biasing said handle pedestal portions to the limit of their movement away from said shell top surface so that said pedestal portions may be relatively independently moved toward and away from said shell top surface during ironing operation,

6. In a atiron construction having a sole plate and a shell mounted thereon with a top surface and side portions, a handle having a generally longitudinally extending grip portion and a pair of integral pedestal portions extending angularly from said grip portion at the ends thereof, means including stud bolts having ends relatively rigidly mounted in bores in said pedestal portions and passing through openings in said shell top surface for mounting said handle on said shell with adjacent surfaces of said pedestal and said shell top surface in spaced relation so as to allow limited movement between said pedestal portions and said shell, and a pair of resilient means between said adjacent surfaces of said pedestals and said shell top surface for resiliently biasing said handle pedestal portions to the limit of their movement away from said shell top surface so that said pedestal portions may be relatively independently moved toward and away from said shell top surface during ironing operation.

LELAND H. SNYDER.

REFERENCES CITED The followingY references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Y Number Name Date 1,114,916 Rosengren Oct. 27, 1914 2,239,171 Gundelfinger Apr. 22, 1941 2,371,257 Olving Mar. 13, 1945 

